A look back at the life of Al Kaline, the Detroit Tigers great, who died on April 6, 2020, at age 85. Detroit Free Press
Move over, you immortals of baseball! Make room in the record book for Al Kaline!
The Tigers’ slender 20-year-old outfielder — not yet two years out of high school — made his big bid for lasting fame Sunday before 16,662 fans at Briggs Stadium.
He smashed out three home runs, two in one inning, as the Bengals swamped the Kansas City Athletics, 16 to 0 …
Even against the Athletics’ minor-league-grade pitching, Kaline’s performance was a tremendous feat.